This item has been a game changer in the winter when we want a fire.  My husband loads it up with wood and puts the starter logs in the spot beneath the logs.  It loads enough for two nights' worth of fires and puts the logs right where they are needed.  No more running in and out the door to get firewood.  Just sit back and enjoy your fire!  The only negative would be that the fire tools are not very sturdy or long enough to tend the fire.  We had to put our old tools nearby and use those.